HABITUATION TO A DETERRENT PLANT ALKALOID DEVELOPS FASTER IN THE SPECIALIST HERBIVORE HELICOVERPA ASSULTA THAN IN ITS GENERALIST CONGENER HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA AND COINCIDES WITH TASTE NEURON DESENSITISATION

Habituation to a Deterrent Plant Alkaloid Develops Faster in the Specialist Herbivore Helicoverpa assulta Than in Its Generalist Congener Helicoverpa armigera and Coincides with Taste Neuron Desensitisation

The two closely related moth species, Helicoverpa armigera and H.assulta differ strongly in their degree of host-plant specialism.In dual-choice leaf disk assays, esab miniarc rogue caterpillars of the two species that had been reared on standard artificial diet were strongly deterred by the plant-derived alkaloid strychnine.However, caterpillars o

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Sandwich bone graft for vertical augmentation of the posterior maxillary region: a case report with 9-year follow-up

Abstract The loss of teeth followed by bone resorption often lead to defects in the alveolar ridge, party yard cup making installation of dental implants difficult.Correction of such bone defects, especially lack of height of the ridge, is a difficult problem for all dental surgeons.This report describes the outcome of treatment after alveolar ridg

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